RBS/Lloyds share-sale mandate: for masochists only

The UK government has invited investment banks to pitch for the right to help sell down its bank stakes. Bragging rights and league-table credit are up for grabs - but so is intense public scrutiny during and after the sales. The winners could wind up with a Pyrrhic victory.

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